I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

A woman cannot ever be sure of not being married till she is buried, Mrs. Doctor, dear, and meanwhile I will make a batch of cherry pies.

Always do more than you get paid for to make an investment in your future.

One who seeks to control others is one who suffers from the affliction of fear.

Everyone has a worst time in their life. There's always a worse time. We are all either in a crisis, coming to one or coming out of one.

I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn.

What gives you pleasure and joy? Let those be the things that lead you forward in life.

I'm not of the religion but I'm educated enough to understand there is a misconception about it globally.

Democracy is moral before it is political.

Surfing is real private. It's a solo, loner sport.

Money has power. And so withholding money has power too, especially when a bunch of people do it together.